APawn::IsLocallyControlled

function Engine Blueprint Since 1.0

#include "GameFramework/Pawn.h"

Access: public Specifiers: virtualconst

Description

Returns true if this pawn is controlled by the local player on this machine. Used to gate client-side-only logic like camera setup or local input feedback.

Signature

virtual bool IsLocallyControlled() const

Return Type

bool

Caveats & Gotchas

• In a listen server game, the host player's pawn returns true for both HasAuthority() and IsLocallyControlled(). Other clients have pawns where only IsLocallyControlled() is true.
• AI-controlled pawns always return false.

Example

Gating local-player-only code C++

void AMyPawn::BeginPlay()
{
    Super::BeginPlay();

    if (IsLocallyControlled())
    {
        // Only set up camera for the local player
        SetupCamera();
    }
}

Version History

Introduced in: 1.0

Version	Status	Notes
5.6	stable	—

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